Nice pics. A real pity about the bike damage though. AA almost had to try to mangle that case.
On Dec 7, 5:29 pm, Gino Zahnd <[email protected]> wrote: > (I'm cross posting to RBW and SF Rando. Sorry if you get this twice.) > > I'm still wading through hundreds of photos, but here are a few that > made the cut so > far:http://www.flickr.com/photos/gzahnd/sets/72157622950157706/show/ > > In the top right, click 'Show info' to see the descriptions, etc. > There'll be more at that URL in the coming week, as I have time. > > Trip report, short version: > New Zealand is an incredibly, in the truest sense of the word, > beautiful country. We only rode in the south island (and hung out in > Auckland), and drivers were courteous everywhere. I'm not sure what > was with all the Kiwis warning us about Kiwi drivers; they were all > great! NZ road quality makes California look like a third world > country. Food is high quality and high priced everywhere. The > hostels were fantastically clean and cheap, even with our private > rooms the entire time. We didn't get a drop of rain, so fenders were > useless weight. Everyone was kind, brimming with hospitality and > generosity. Kiwis apparently have no idea what a switchback is, and > that made for some of the hardest riding I've ever done. And I like > hills! I rode Grand Bois Hetres, Roy rode Jack Browns. No flats in > 1400k and somewhere between 60,000 and 70,000 feet of mixed terrain > climbing, city glass-strewn riding and everything in between. The > Saluki was flawless, as was Roy's Ritchey Breakaway CX bike. > > I'll keep going back until I've seen the entire country. It's a great place. > > Oh, and on the last leg of my flight, American Airlines managed to > destroy a good bit of my Saluki, including the wheels, decaleur, S&S > case.http://www.flickr.com/photos/gzahnd/sets/72157622830462177/ > > I'm taking the frame to Steve Rex tomorrow to make sure it's still in > alignment. The chainstays are a little too narrow right now... > > They say they're going to pay for replacing everything. We'll see. > I've taken all the precautionary threatening measures, so I feel > reasonably confident they'll stick to their word. > > Cheers, > Gino -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
